Turpentine cup and hanger therefor



June 25, 1935. c. w. DIXON 2,006,083

TURPENTINE CUP AND HANGE R THEREFOR Filed May 1, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet lInvenlor jlllorney v June 25, 1935. c. w. DIXON 2,006,033

TURPENTINE CUP AND HANGER THEREFOR Filed May 1, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2flllomey Patented June 25, 1935 I TURPENTINE CUP AND HANGER THEREFORCornelius Warren "Dixon, Jacksonville, Fla.) assignor to Claude A.Tompkins, Jacksonville,

Fla.

PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

As is Well known, in gathering gum or rosin from trees there is usuallyprovided a container which is secured to the trunk of the tree throughthe medium of a nail passing through the container and driven into thetrunk of the tree in a manner to support the container for receiving thesap or gum as it runs down the gashes that are made in the trunk of thetree through the bark thereof. These cups are generally known asturpentine cups.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improvedturpentine cup and also an improved hanger for supporting the cup fromthe trunk of the tree in either of two positions, namely in either aperpendicular position paralleling the trunk of the tree or in aninclined position at substantially an acute angle to the trunk of thetree; the latter method of supporting the cup being desirable to retardor lessen the possibility of loss from freezing, the angular position ofthe cup enabling the same to drain in the winter and thereby avoid theabove mentioned freezing and breaking of the cup.

The invention together with its numerous objects and advantages will bebest understood from a study of the following description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the cup and its hanger, andshowing the cup supported in a perpendicular position.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the cup.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the cup.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through a portion of the cup and showingthe same engaged with its hanger and suspending the cup perpendicularly.

Figure 5 is a sectional view through a portion of the cup and showingthe cup engaged with its hanger in a manner to support the cup at anangle to the perpendicular and Figure 6 is a perspective view of thehanger.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals it will be seen that thecup is designated generally by the reference character 5, and the sameis preferably of truncated conical form and made or manufactured fromburned shale, or a combination or mixture of clay and shale. Also thecup at the top thereof is provided with an external annular shoulder orrim 6 and integral with the shoulder at relatively opposite sides of thecup are lateral lugs I. The lugs 1 are of substantial wedge shape and asshown have preferably their outer faces sloping reversely from thevertical centers of the lugs to the vertical end edges of the lugs Atthe centers thereof "the lugs are provided with vertical grooves ornotches 8 and intermediate; the ends of the notches said lugs areprovided with shoulders 9.

The attaching or supporting hanger embodying the features of the presentinvention is clearly shown in Figure 6 and comprises an elongated wedgeshaped nail part I having extending from one edge thereof an elongatedarm II provided at its free end with a laterally and right angularlydisposed lug I2 extending from the arm II in the direction of arelatively shorter arm I3 that is tapered at its end and at said taperedend has a substantially rounded edge I4 facing the arm I I. It will benoted that the arm I3 extends from the widest end of the nail I0 00-planar with the arm I I, while the arm I I extends from an intermediateportion of the nail at substantially right angles to the nail. The armI3 is also slightly inclined relative to the perpendicular so that itsinner edge may engage the inner face of the wall of the cup in a mannersuggested in Figure 4 when the cup is suspended from the bracketperpendicularly as shown in said Figure 4. The arms II and I3 areconnected with the nail III in any suitable manner, preferably by beingintegral therewith, the bracket embodying the nail, arms and lug I 2being preferably made of cut or pressed steel and from a blank ofsuitable thickness.

In actual practice the pointed end of the nail is driven into the trunkI of the tree as shown in Figure 1 and preferably with the arm IIfitting within the gash which is made through the bark of the pine treefor the purpose of having the sap or gum run down the gashes to collectin the cup all of which will be clear from a study of Figure 1.

To engage the cup with the bracket the lug I at one side of the cup isinitially inserted in the space between the arms II and I3; and if it isdesired to support the cup perpendicularly the upper edge portion of thecup is directed upwardly in the space between the arms II and I3. As thecup moves toward the upper ends of the arms it is rotated in thedirection of the trunk of the tree to the position suggested in Figure4. When in the position shown in Figure 4 the outer edge of the arm I Ifits within the notch 8 while the lug I2 on the arm engages against theunder side of the rim or shoulder 6 while the arm I3 extends inwardly ofthe cup and engages the inner face of the wall of the sition forreceiving the sap or gum.

When it is desired to support the cup at an angle to the perpendicular,or in the position shown in Figure 5 the shoulder -6 is moved out ofengagement with the lug l2 and the cup then permitted to drop downwardlyfar enough to enable the lug E2 to engage the shoulder 9 with the upperedge portion of the wall of the cup engaging between an intermediateportion of the arm H and the lower end portion of the arm l3 all ofwhich is clearly shown in Figure 5. With the cup supported in thislatter position provision is thus made for the cup to drain, and inwinter this latter method of hanging the cup will be resorted to for thepurpose of avoiding freezing and breaking.

It will be also noted that the cup may be shifted from the positionshown in Figure 1 to the position shown in Figure 5 or vice versawithouting the position of the hanger. I

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodimentof the invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to limitmyself to the precise details of construction, combination andarrangement of elements as specifically shown and described, but claimall such forms of the invention to which I am entitled in view of therequirements of the prior art and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

Z 1. A turpentine cup provided exteriorly adjacent its upper end withvertically spaced shoulders selectively engageable by a hanger.

2. A turpentine cup provided exteriorly adjacent its upper end withvertically spaced and alined shoulders, and a lug projecting from thecup with its lower edge coincident with the lower shoulder, said lughaving a central vertical groove in its outer side extending across theupper shoulder and having its lower end in the plane of the lowershoulder.

CORNELIUS WARREN DIXON.

